‘The Five Heartbeats’ actor Michael Wright, dead at 70

August 22, 2026

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‘The Five Heartbeats’ actor Michael Wright, dead at 70

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Michael Wright, who played Eddie King Jr in The Five Heartbeats, has died at 70, his family said in a statement.

“It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright,” his wife Susan wrote Friday, according to an NBC4 Los Angeles report.

Best known for playing King Jr in the 1991 musical drama, Wright’s career spanned nearly 50 years in film and television.

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